Jacob Patchen

  Noted events in his life were:

• Biography: From History of Old Fairfield by Jacobus. Patchen, Jacob, [so of Joseph].

Born about 1663; d. at Wilton, 15 Feb. 1749 aged 87 or 88.

Freeman, Fairfield, 18 Mar. 1689/90.

Married Mary, widow of Samuel Grumman, by 1692 when Patchen was administrator in right of his wife on Grumman's estate. She was dau. of William Hubbard of Greenwich, whose will named her as wife of Patchen, 1702. Mary d. at Wilton, 25 Mar. 1754. Samuel Adams purchased from Jacob Patchen with consent of Patchen's wife, 1692/3, part of the long lot laid out to John Grumman dec'd.

Jacob was bapt. at Fairfield church, 17 Mar. 1694/5, and Mary renewed her Covenant, 24 Mar. 1694/5, three children being bapt. on latter date: Joseph, of Jacob and Mary Patchen; Abigail, of Jacob; and Mary Grumman, of Mary. Jacob of Norwalk conveyed 13 Nov. 1746 to son Jacob, land in Fairfield.

Children, bapt. at Fairfield:

Abigail, bapt. 24 Mar. 1694/5; m. in 1714, William Stirling.

Joseph, bapt. 24 Mar. 1694/5; rem. to Wilton; m. [say 1723], Margery or Margaret Cable, dau. of John, 3d, who d. 1 Apr. 1788.

Sarah, bapt. 22 May 1698.

Jacob, bapt. 2 Nov. 1701, d. at Wilton, 4 Apr. 1764; will 29 Mar. 1764, proved 1 May 1764; m. [say 1725], Abigail Cable, dau. of John, 3d, who d. 15 Feb. 1795/6.

Martha, bapt. 12 Sept. 1703.*

Samuel, bapt. 30 June1706; m. Margaret Morehouse, dau. of Noah.

* Abraham, son of Martha Patchen, bapt. 26 Nov. 1727.

Jacob married Mary Hubbard, daughter of William Hubbard and Unknown, about 1690 in Connecticut.